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AGI SuperSting Remote Monitoring System

The AGI SuperSting Remote Monitoring System (SSRMS) is designed for unattended monitoring applications on landfills, well sites, dams and other locations where changes of resistivity conditions over time need to be recorded and analyzed. The electrodes can be installed at the surface or in bore holes.

System Components
The SSRMS consists of a number of discrete components that together make up the system:

• The SuperSting instrument itself
• The cable system and switch box attached to the SuperSting
• A bank of two (four if boost batteries are needed) high capacity marine quality batteries
• Two battery chargers, one for each battery or one for each pair of batteries if boost battery is needed.
• A Windows XP Pro PC that runs the remote monitoring server software
• A remote operations control unit (Remote Interface Box) that connects the batteries, chargers, SuperSting and PC together to form the monitoring system base.
• An Internet connection for the server PC, preferably in the form of a DSL broadband connection. If such a connection cannot be furnished then the minimum level of connectivity that can be used is an analog telephone line and a modem configured such that the server PC can accept incoming calls from the main office. In this case some of the SSRMS features will be disabled such as automatic result reporting and error alarms unless also a Dial-Up Internet connection is defined for server use.
• Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to power the server PC and the control box.

SSRemote server system in an office environment

The SSRemote system consists of a SuperSting system on a remote location connected to fixed measurement cables and powered by two battery banks. The batteries are charged constantly except when used by SuperSting. The SSRemote server software runs on a PC on the remote location and controls measurement tasks to execute on a time schedule. The SSRMS system is a network-aware system and can use network features such as: Remote control and supervision through TCP/IP communication between a remote client program and the SSRMS server. Results can be automatically emailed from the server to any email address at finish of a task. Notification email messages can be sent at start of a task. Error alarms can be sent by email. These functions rely on the availability of a 24/7 Internet connection, preferably using DSL. Remote control is also possible if the DSL is missing but an analog telephone line and a modem is used to provide a dial-in connection to the server. In this case automatic notifications and reports are only possible if dial-up Internet connection is arranged from the server.

Note on instrument firmware:
If you plan to use the SuperSting Remote system with your existing SuperSting instrument then you will need to update the SuperSting firmware, since needed functions for the remote system are only available in firmware versions:
SuperSting-R8: 1.03.40
SuperSting-R1: 1.01.33
SuperSting instruments delivered before November 2004, need to have a slight modification in order to work with the SuperSting Remote Monitoring system. Contact AGI for more information regarding this modification.

These are the parts delivered from AGI to make up the system:

Qty	Part #	Description
1	800 100	SuperSting Remote Interface Box
2	951 216	Battery charger, 12 V, 30 A, lead acid
4	951 071	Cable for Remote Interface Box - battery connection
2	951 070	Cable for Remote Interface Box - battery charger connection
1	920 058	Serial connection cable, male/female DB9 connector
1	1 000 204	RS-232 opto isolation module
2	1 000 257	Adapters for the opto isolation module
1	951 072	RS-232 serial communication cable
1	951 073	PC parallel port cable
1	1 000 255	SSRemoteServer and SSRemoteClient software on a CD
1	1 000 258	Client PC hardware key (dongle) for USB port
1	1 000 259	Client PC hardware key (dongle) for USB port
1	1 000 256	SuperSting Remote instruction manual

These are the customer supplied parts needed for the system:

Qty	Description
2	High capacity deep-cycle 12V batteries. We recommend the 12 V, AGM type (Absorbed Glass Mat), 105 AmpHour battery manufactured by MK (Part number MK8A31)
2	Extra 12V 105 Ah, AGM type (Absorbed Glass Mat), if boost mode is used
1	SSRemote Server PC with Microsoft Windows XP-Pro operating system
1	One of: - DSL Internet connection to remote site or - Local Area Network access to server PC or - Dial-In modem attached to server PC (including normal phone line)
1	Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for the server PC

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